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Behind The Black Veil

How must we act when the voices sing clear Of a people lay wasted by bloodshed and fearWill we be tempted like many beforeTo lash out in anger when reason's ignored

They show us the mobs and the madmen enragedThey tell us they won't be appeased or assuagedWill we be persuaded by what we've been fedOr can we look further to see past the headlines we've read

[Chorus]Behind the black veil they speak of their shameThey whisper dissent and they fear terror's reignBehind the black veil they ache for their sons And they pray for a savior to silence the gunsAnd to break down the gates of their jailBehind the black veil

Sandmen with gasmasks, ready to strikeThreaten our precious vehicular lifeWe'll do what we have to to see freedom's sewnIt's worth sons and daughters to keep our cars going

They tell us we wear the white hats once againBut hidden agendas can make colors bendWe shelter our motives with dark words of mightThe curtain hangs ready to fall on the peace of the night

[Chorus]Behind the black veil there's more to the plightIt helps feed the monster grown restless to fightBehind the black veil they're biding their time'Cause the fat cats grow fatter when interest is primeAnd us dogs will be wagged by our tailsBehind the black veil oh oh oh

[Bridge]Behind the black veil oh oh ohBehind the black veil oh oh oh

Lessons of history fade with the sunLike the hues of a bloodshot horizon undoneHave we not come farther from all that we've learnedTo know losses outweigh the victories earned

Just listen to those who have learned it too wellThe voices that sound in the distance will knell:"Beware true believers no matter their cause,The mountain top's view can be trapped in a blindfold of gauze"

[Chorus]Behind the black veil they see without sightThey hear without hearing the thunder and lightBehind the black veil they reach out their handsTo the thousands they know soon will fall in the sandJust to touch bitter lips to the grailBehind the black veil